Hours
after NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey because
of the crisis in Syria, Russia delivered its first shipment of Iskander
missiles to Syria.

The superior Iskander can travel at
hypersonic speed of over 1.3 miles per second (Mach 6-7) and has a range
of over 280 miles with pinpoint accuracy of destroying targets with its
1,500-pound warhead, a nightmare for any missile defense system.

According
to Mashregh, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard media outlet, Russia had
warned Turkey not to escalate the situation, but with Turkey's request
for Patriot missiles, it delivered its first shipment of Iskanders to
Syria.